During 1984 and ’85, I wrote less in my journal, and instead focused on writing poetry. As I noted in the the introduction to the Aberration Nation Teen Event, don’t expect award winning writing–only honesty.

In January of 1984, I graduated from high school early and started college in my hometown, Shreveport, Louisiana. That summer one of my best childhood friends was killed in a car accident along with two others from my high school. When my novel, Boundaries, is published, it will be dedicated to my dear friend, Virginia Anne Reeves (1966 – 1984). Although it was a slow process, her tragic death ultimately influenced my life in a positive way.

Her shattered heart wears a smile,And looks beyond the lies,He unlocked the mind of her.

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Disappointment is my closest friend,Each little dream that falls apart,Each time a crack forms in my heart,She appears so vividly,Disappointment with her melancholy smile.

So many visions have passed me by,All they gave were tears to cry,Life to me, a mystery,Illusive clues lurk in my mind,Their tool, the imagination.